Done Deal: Arsenal agree surprise £60m deal – Fans will like this

Arsenal are to switch from Puma to Adidas from 2019 in a deal worth £60m-a-year for five years.

Arsenal have been linked with a move to Adidas for some time now and Puma, who fought for years to land Arsenal as their flagship client, are set to lose them after one contract and a few seasons annoying fans with their kit designs.

Arsenal signed a five-year-deal with Puma worth £150m in 2014, which was highly lucrative compared to their Premier League counterparts at the time.

Since then, however, rival clubs have gone on to sign even better kit deals, blowing Arsenal’s out of the water.

Chelsea’s deal with Nike is said to be worth £60m a year for 15 years, while Manchester United earn £75m a year from Adidas. Arsenal have fallen behind their rivals commercially and changing kit suppliers would certainly help them bridge the gap.

It’s been over two decades since Arsenal were last partnered with Adidas but a renewing of acquaintances seems just a matter of time now.